Emma R. Cheney was born in Lebanon, Maine, in 1850. She was the daughter of Oren B. Cheney, founder and first President of Bates College, and Nancy Perkins Cheney. She was also a cousin of the well-known composer Amy Cheney Beach. Emma married Lewiston banker Frank Boothby in the 1870s, and in 1890 they built and moved into the house that is currently the President's House at the College. Her three sons Cheney, Willard, and Richard all graduated from Bates. Emma died in Lewiston in 1921.
The thirty-eight scores contained in this binder's volume were published between 1843 and 1877, with the bulk falling between 1858 and 1866. The scores are a mix of popular songs, dances, and arrangements from classical pieces. Included are a number of patriotic pieces from the American Civil War and the Mexican-American War.
NOTE: The file titled "Cheney Cover" shows the cover of the bound volume as well as a partial hand-written table of contents. More information about the volume and the scores therein can be found in the Bates College library catalog record.
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President Johnson's Grand March
Edward Mack
Title reads "President Johnson's Grand March and Quick Step," but score only includes the Grand March. Bates catalog record.
1865
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Smith's March
Thomas J. Martin
To Gen. Persifor F. Smith, the Hero of Contreras. Bates catalog record.
[Title page incorrectly shows composer as "J.T. Martin."
1848
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Menuet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Menuet de Mozart. Arranged by Gustave Satter. Bates catalog record.
1855
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XII Caprices Élégants
Théodore Oesten
No. 6, Damen-souvenir-polka de J. Strauss. Bates catalog record.
Circa 1853-1856
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Barbe-Bleue
Jacques Offenbach
(Blue Beard) Par Offenbach, arranged by George A. Russell. Polka. Bates catalog record.
1868
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Bächlein's Wiegenlied
Friedrich von Osten
Brooklet's Lullaby. Rêvérie Russe pour piano. Bates catalog record.
Between 1858-1876
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Rêve de Bonheur
Camille Schubert
Dream of Happiness. Valses elegantes. Bates catalog record.
Circa 1850-1861
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Sweet Little Stars. Waltz
M. Siebert
From "Warblings of little Birds for Young Performers." Bates catalog record.
1862
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Funeral March in Memory of Lieut. General Winfield Scott
Joseph W. Turner
Opus 181. Bates catalog record.
1866
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Fairy Bell Polka
Anton Wallerstein
From "A Collection of popular Dance Music for Piano by Celebrated Authors." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1858
